Jude 1:19

1:19 These people are divisive, ¹  worldly, ²  devoid of the Spirit. ³ 

Jeremiah 4:2

4:2 You must be truthful, honest and upright

when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’ ⁴ 

If you do, ⁵  the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are

and will make him the object of their boasting.” ⁶ 

Jeremiah 4:2

4:2 You must be truthful, honest and upright

when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’ ⁷ 

If you do, ⁸  the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are

and will make him the object of their boasting.” ⁹ 

Colossians 1:23

1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, ¹⁰  without shifting ¹¹  from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

Hebrews 6:16

6:16 For people ¹²  swear by something greater than themselves, ¹³  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ¹⁴ 

¹ tn Grk “these are the ones who cause divisions.”

² tn Or “natural,” that is, living on the level of instincts, not on a spiritual level (the same word occurs in 1 Cor 2:14 as a description of nonbelievers).

³ tn Grk “not having [the] Spirit.”

⁴ tn Heb “If you [= you must, see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”

⁵ tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses, two of which are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (’im) while the others are introduced by the conjunction “and,” followed by a conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b which introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.

⁶ tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”

⁷ tn Heb “If you [= you must, see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”

⁸ tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses, two of which are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (’im) while the others are introduced by the conjunction “and,” followed by a conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b which introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.

⁹ tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”

¹⁰ tn BDAG 276 s.v. ἑδραῖος suggests “firm, steadfast.”

¹¹ tn BDAG 639 s.v. μετακινέω suggests “without shifting from the hope” here.

¹² tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

¹³ tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.

¹⁴ tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”